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EP 3227024 A1 20171011 - DISPERSION AND ACCUMULATION OF MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM

Title (en)

DISPERSION AND ACCUMULATION OF MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM

Title (de)

DISPERSION UND AKKUMULATION VON MAGNETISCHEN PARTIKELN IN EINEM MIKROFLUIDISCHEN SYSTEM

Title (fr)

DISPERSION ET ACCUMULATION DE PARTICULES MAGNÉTIQUES DANS UN SYSTÈME MICROFLUIDIQUE

Publication

EP 3227024 A1 20171011 (EN)

Application

EP 15802101 A 20151201

Priority

  • EP 14195888 A 20141202
  • US 201562102757 P 20150113
  • EP 2015078118 W 20151201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016087397A1] The invention relates to a microfluidic system comprising a magnetic source (150) and two chambers (110) that are connected by a channel. According to a preferred embodiment, the chambers and the channel are filled with different fluids such that a non-zero surface tension is created at the associated fluidic interfaces. Moreover, the magnetic source (150) is arranged to provide at least two separate magnetic gradient regions (GR) and to allow for the attraction of magnetic particles (MP) present in one of the chambers into these different regions, wherein furthermore the magnetic attraction forces (F) generated by at least one of the gradient regions (GR) is strong enough to allow for pushing or pulling magnetic particles through said fluidic interfaces. In a preferred embodiment, the magnetic source may be realized by a permanent magnet (150) of hexahedral shape. The invention further relates to a method for achieving dispersion and a method for achieving accumulation of an ensemble of magnetic particles in said microfluidic system.

IPC 8 full level

B01L 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP RU US)

B01L 3/502715 (2013.01 - US); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 3/502784 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01 - RU); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01 - RU); B01L 3/502784 (2013.01 - RU); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01 - US); B01L 2200/0647 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01 - US); B01L 2400/043 (2013.01 - CN EP US)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016087397 A1 20160609; BR 112017004584 A2 20180123; CN 106660044 A 20170510; CN 106660044 B 20190423; EP 3227024 A1 20171011; JP 2017523907 A 20170824; JP 6353155 B2 20180704; MX 2017002359 A 20170517; RU 2632460 C1 20171004; US 2017259264 A1 20170914; US 9931632 B2 20180403

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2015078118 W 20151201; BR 112017004584 A 20151201; CN 201580048292 A 20151201; EP 15802101 A 20151201; JP 2017502999 A 20151201; MX 2017002359 A 20151201; RU 2017108151 A 20151201; US 201515322554 A 20151201